Ice creeper



June 24, 1930. B N 7 1,767,427

' ICE CREEPER Filed Sept. 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor A ttorn eyJune'24, 1-930. A. BARNES 7 ICE CREEPER Filed Sept. 26, 1929 7 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor .fiza'eijarnea M B9 Attorney Patented June 24,1930 UNITED STATES AnsEL BARNES, or srnnerrsn, iinwfiro igfj ffApplication filed September 2 6, 1929. Serial m5. 395,347.

The present invention relates to icecreepers, and has for an object toprovide a device of this class embodying new and improved features ofsimplicity, convenience, durability, adjustment, easy of assembly anddisassembly, and utility.

, A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thisnature embodying improved means for attaching the'sameto the shoe in aquick but yet secure manner.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, theinvention resides {in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement'of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of the shoe showing my improved icecreeper mounted thereon,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, Figure 3 is a sectional view takensubstantially on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 1- is a perspective view of one of the L-shaped members,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken sub-- stantially on the line 55 ofFigure 3,

'Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6 6 ofFigure 3, and Figure 7 is a perspective view of a protector.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that I provide a.device constructed of two L-shaped members A and B. The member A isthesimpler of the two members and will be described in detail first.

It consists ofthe elongated baseleg 5 and r the upstanding shorter leg6. j r a The base leg 5 has adjacent leg 6, a longitudinally extendingoblong slot 7. The upstanding leg 6 has adjacent its upper end.

a transverse oblong slot 8. The member B comprises anelongated base leg9 and a relatively short upstanding leg 10. The leg engage in the soleof the shoe. Lever protectors or shields 15, are disposed to the innerside of the leg portions 6 and 10 bein formed with slits-16 throughwhich the leg 1 portions 16 and 15 may be passed and further formed withslots 17 registering with vthe slots 8 and 8'. Y

T An elongated strap 18is engaged with thev leg 10 through slots 8 and17 and a shield 1 19 is adjustably mounted thereon. A loop strap section20 is engaged with the leg 6 through slots 8 and" 17 and has mountedthereon a buckle structure 21 of the quick ziicting type for engagementwith the strap a In Figures 5 and 6 it willbe noted lthat the sides ofthe leg 9 are bent under the leg 5 so that these legs are slidably.connected together and the device may be adjusted to the desired widthof the shoe.

It is thought that the construction, op-

'eration, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quiteapparent to those.

skilled in this art wlthouta more detailed description thereof. i j VThepresent embodiment of the invention has; been disclosed inconsiderable detail merely forrthe purposes of exemplification ,85

"since'in actual practice it attains the features ofadvantage-enumerated as desirable in the I the invention and the abovedetails of construction, and in the combina- 7 tion and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

- Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is: Y

A device of the class described comprising a pair of L-shaped membershaving longer legs and shorter legs, means for slidably connecting thelonger legs, strap and buckle meansengagedivvith the shorter legs, one

of said. longer legs having side extensions extending under the otherlonger leg, and

terminating in depending cleat forming ears.

In testimony whereof I affi'xmy signature;-

ANSEL BARNES.

